Sartaq Khan' (or Sartak, Sartach, , ; died 1257) was the son of

Batu Khan Batu Khan (–1255) was a Mongol ruler and founder of the Golden Horde, a constituent of the Mongol Empire established after Genghis Khan's demise. Batu was a son of Jochi, thus a grandson of Genghis Khan. His '' ulus'' ruled over the Kievan ...

and his senior wife Boraqchin of Alchi Tatar.Rashid al-Din - Universal History, see: ''Tale of Jochids'' Boraqchin acted as

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before Sartaq eventually succeeded Batu as the

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of the

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In 1252,

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met with Sartaq at Sarai. Alexander received ''yarlyk'' (license) to become

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in vassalage to the Mongol Khanate. According to Lev Gumilev he became Sartaq's ''anda'' (sworn brother, akin to

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) and an adopted son of Batu Khan.Searching for an Imaginary Kingdom
/ref> His reign as khan of the Golden Horde was short-lived. He died in 1256 before returning from

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Möngke's court in

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, less than one year after his father, probably having been poisoned by his uncles Berke and Berkhchir. Sartaq was succeeded by Ulaqchi briefly in 1257, before his uncle

Berke Berke Khan (died 1266/1267; also Birkai; Turki/ Kypchak: برکه خان, , ) was a grandson of Genghis Khan from his son Jochi and a Mongol military commander and ruler of the Golden Horde, a division of the Mongol Empire, who effectively c ...

succeeded to the throne. It is not clear whether Ulaqchi was his brother or his son. Sartaq's daughter Feodora (or Theothiure) was the wife of Gleb Vasilkovich, first Prince Belozersky of Beloozero and

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, a grandson of

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. Their daughter Maria Glebovna Belozerskaya married Daniel Alexandrovich (the son of Alexander Nevsky), and was the mother of

Ivan Kalita Ivan I Danilovich Kalita (, ; – 31 March 1340) was Prince of Moscow from 1325 and Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1331 until his death. Ivan inherited the Moscow principality following the death of his elder brother Yury. In 1327, following a ...

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Michael Marcotte: Marcotte Genealogy - Khan genealogy chart
(shows part of Sartaq's family; Sartaq is called ''Sartuk Khan of the Blue Horde'') {{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Sartaq Year of birth missing 1256 deaths Khans of the Golden Horde Converts to Christianity from pagan religions 13th-century monarchs in Europe Mongol Empire Christians

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